He nodded. "No, you're right. We should talk to 'em in case they do wanna talk 'bout it. But no forcin' the issue. We jus' talk about it if they bring it up, right? You wanna take Wens an' me Brian?" And if Adam spoke of himself and Pepper as if they were a team, well, they were.

With a smile, Adam shook his head. "Stop, Pep. You didn't do anythin' wrong. You don't think I coulda stopped you if I wanted to? I'm not even talkin' powers here. I jus' mean I coulda put out my hands and said no, but I didn't. So it was jus' as much my decision as yours, okay? It don't change how I feel 'bout you." The blond paused. Then, "It is an ever-fixed mark..." he ended in a murmur.